Descending Stars (Fallen Heroes Series #1)

Kabanata 5

Kabanata 5  |  Hate

“What do you mean?" kunot-noo niyang tanong.

I cleared my throat, finally realizing how embarrassing this is. “I mean… my paper!”

"Your draft? It's good. What about it?"

Mariin akong umiling. “Y-You… checked my worksheet, right?"

He blinked twice. “Worksheet?"

Really, he can't remember?

God, I can't believe how pressed I was when he can't even remember a thing about it.

I gave him a fake smile. “It's nothing!" at inunahan ko siya sa paglalakad.

Okay, so ako lang pala ang ginagawang big deal ‘yon? I thought he's going to mock me because of it!

“You mean your general chem worksheet that I happened to check?"

Mariin kong kinagat ang ibabang labi.

Oh, God, so he remembers it? Naalala niya pa kaya ang score ko do’n? Sana hindi. I don't know what to say if he tries to use it against me or to mock me.

At isa pa, general chemistry is really hard! I'm not a fan of it so I don't feel the need to really exert much, much effort.

I cleared my throat. Taas-noo ko siyang nilingon. “Well, yeah…” pinanliitan ko siya ng mata. "And, isn't it kind of suspicious na nasakto talaga sa’yo ang papel ko?”

He raised a brow at me, mukha pang nangungutya. "Sinasabi mo ngayon na sinadya ko na naman? What benefit would I get from doing that, anyway?"

Tss.

Fine, he's right naman. Wala rin naman siyang makukuha na benepisyo kung sadyain man niya ‘yon. He knows already that general chem is not my favorite.

“What about it?"

I tilted my head when I felt like there's a hint of defensiveness in his eyes.

“If it's abou—"

“Do you remember my score?"

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang sabay kaming magsalita. He seems shocked too.

“Your score?” his tone sounds suspicious as if it's something he didn't expect to hear from me.

He licked his lower lip and touched the bridge of his nose. "You were… talking about your score?"

Napaisip ko. “Is there something I should be talking about aside from that?"

Madali siyang umiling. “No. Nothing at all."

Napatango ako. “Okay? So… what do you think of my score?”

I swear… whatever he says I'll accept it. It would be unfair of me to force his opinions out of him then lash at him after.

Though I would surely be pissed if he'd mock me, I'll still try to control my temper to the best of my ability.

Kumunot ang noo ko nang tumagal ang mga mata niya sa akin.

“Well, it's not that bad."

My jaw dropped.

That's it?

“Are you trying to give me a vague answer to cover up your real opinion that you know might pissed me off?" pinanliitan ko siya ng mata.

He scoffed. “What? Where'd you get that?"

“You know that you always annoy me. And currently, we're at a cease fire. Are you afraid that I'll lash out?" dagdag ko.

Umatras ang ulo ko nang bahagya siyang matawa. "That's not the case at all. For someone who doesn't like general chemistry, it's not bad. Mahirap naman ang general chem…”